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In the third interview undertaken by SEMLA for Black History Month, SLN spotlights Glenn Agutu, whose unique journey from legal training to AI entrepreneurship exemplifies the diverse career paths available to legal professionals in Scotland today. As the first person in his family to attend univers

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Ronnie Clancy KC continues to analyse the politico-legal fallout of a spy prosecution that went awry. See part one here. In round two of their public relations bout with the director of public prosecutions (DPP) the UK government (HMG) has come out swinging. It has published the three witness statem

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The Battle of George Square which took place on January 31, 1919 has entered the mythology of the Left and, indeed, the mainstream of Sottish history as Bloody Friday when thuggish Glasgow police baton-charged thousands of peaceful but revolutionary-minded workers striking for a shorter working week

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In the second of four interviews undertaken by SEMLA for Black History Month, SLN spotlights Shepherd and Wedderburn trainee Vambo Maswiswi. Can you tell us a little about your journey into law and what inspired you to pursue this career?

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In To See Ourselves; A Personal History of Scotland Since 1950 Alistair Moffat assists those baby boomers among us who could never quite persuade our sceptical children how very different our cod liver oil and orange juice childhoods were from theirs.  The lost years 1945 to 1965 were a never-n

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Ronnie Clancy KC analyses the collapse of a prosecution in England brought against two men accused of spying for China. The recently abandoned case against two individuals who were due to stand trial on charges of spying for China is by no means the first prosecution to hit the buffers because of na

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A third of Scotland's school roll has parents who live separately. Some, by agreement or by court order, share the parenting of the children on an equal, 50:50 basis. For others, the children will reside exclusively with one parent and may have little or no contact with the other. The likelihood is

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With the UK government’s consultation on mandating major companies and financial services firms to develop and implement climate transition plans now closed, the spotlight is turning not just on corporate strategy, but on their legal responsibilities. By 2023, more than 70 per cent of FTSE 100

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